Hayward woman who fatally stabbed boyfriend says he was beating her

HAYWARD Police are studying a assessment of domestic violence that turned deadly Saturday when a -year-old man was fatally stabbed by his -year-old girlfriend who notified officers she was trying to stop him from assaulting her The woman was cooperative with officers gave a report and was not taken into custody after she was seen for a diagnostic evaluation at a nearby hospital Hayward police noted in a news release Related Articles Two lovers bonded over war and troubled marriages It allegedly ended with East Bay murder-for-hire Accused of killing wife leaving dismembered body in a suitcase and a closed California eatery court to consider his competency East Bay man who allegedly butchered mom had suffered years of verbal and emotional abuse lawyer says UC Berkeley professor killed in Greece Suspect asserts he did it all for victim s ex-wife leaked police confession reveals Ex-CHP officer kills wife in Southern California drives to Stockton and shoots man before turning gun on himself Shortly before a m Saturday police responded to a account of domestic violence in an apartment complex in the block of Depot Road the news release commented Neighbors stated they heard a loud argument between a man and a woman in a nearby unit with sounds of items being thrown in the apartment When officers arrived they located the woman in the stairwell of the building She recounted them she was being physically assaulted by the man who was her boyfriend and she had stabbed him in self-defense according to the news release Officers entered her apartment and unveiled the man unresponsive and suffering from a stab wound He was moved into a hallway so that emergency responders could attempt life-saving efforts but he was pronounced dead at the scene The analysis is ongoing The woman s identity is not being circulated and the man s identity is being withheld pending notification of family Anyone with information related to this happening is sought to call Detective Martinez at - -